Environment/Green Issues
News associated with environmental, green and reneable energy issues linked to ports. Includes efforts to reduces port and ship emissions such as cold ironing. Application of national and European Union environmental and renewable energy policies. This includes new facilities for the production of ammonia, biofuels, hydrogen and vegetable oils.
Siemens presents Siharbour, a port energy supply system, at Lisbon port
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – The German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG has presented its Siharbor system in Lisbon, a system...
Region, Assocostieri and port authority to cooperate on LNG promotion in Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – A cooperation agreement to develop liquified natural gas (LNG) facilities in Sardinia has...
EC approves LNGHIVE2 project of Baleà ria
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – The European Commission approved with an “excellent” rating the project “LNGHIVE2 Vessels...
Noise environment project starts in Ligurian ports
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – With the acronym ‘Rumble’, which stands for noise reduction in large port cities, a new project...
Valencia port to build four wind turbines, reduce CO2 emissions
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – Valencia port plans to install three onshore wind turbines and natural gas stations, in order to reduce...
Viana do Castelo port wants to join Port Tech Cluster Network
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 –Â Viana do Castelo, in northern Portugal, is planning to create an “intelligent”...
Intersagunto Terminales reduces CO2 emissions by 11% in three years
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Intersagunto Terminales SA, the operator of Sagunto port’s multipurpose terminal, has reduced its...
Las Palmas port to launch air quality measurement project in October
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) September 28, 2018 – Las Palmas port plans to launch in October a project for the installation of a system...
ENI receives go-ahead for €30 million plant in Porto Torres
Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Eni SpA, an Italian multinational oil and gas company, has received permission for...
Constanta port issues environment tender
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – The National Company Maritime Ports Administration SA Constanta has announced a tender for an...
La Méridionale experiments LNG electrical supply for its ships at Corsican ports
Ajaccio, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 РMarseille-based La M̩ridionale SA, a French passenger and freight shipping company, is...
Thessaloniki Port Authority extends deadline for SUPAIR tender
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has modified the terms and extension of the tender...
Taranto port signs agreement to improve energy efficiency
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ionio (AdSP – Ionian Sea Port Authority) has signed a...
European Commission to review the Atlantic Strategy Action Plan
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 20, 2018 –Â The European Commission is reviewing the Atlantic Strategy Action Plan in cooperation with the five...
Barcelona joins forces with six major ports to address global warming
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – The ports of Barcelona, Hamburg, Antwerp, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Vancouver and Rotterdam have...
AdSP Ravenna to attend RemTech
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – Ravenna-based Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP –...
International Maritime Organisation: Training for reducing emissions in ports
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 15, 2018 – The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has held a workshop in Batumi, Georgia, to...
Cartagena port invests in Samoa system
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) September 16, 2018 –Â Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena) has held a day at its...
United Nations Development Programme visits Durrës port
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) September 16, 2018 – A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) mission has visited the port of Durrës following...
Corsica Linea to sign environment agreement with Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur in France
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 12, 2018 – Corsica Linea and the southern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (Paca) will sign an...